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MEMO TO AL OLSEN DRAF .' December 8, 2000 Page 2 C`'INFIDENTIAL PR IVI I T_ be a fourth bedroom and no more than three bedrooms are allowed on this size lot under your Sewage Standards. You asked that I address her those concerns and render an opinion. Private on-site wastewater disposal facilities are regulated in San Joaquin County pursuant to Title 9 (The Development Title) of the San Joaquin County Ordinance Code. Pursuant to Title 9, it is unlawful for any person to construct, add to, modify, or alter any septic tank without first securing a Sanitation Permit from the Director of Environmental Health. (§ 9- 1110.3 of the Ord. Code.) An application for a Sanitation Permit is filed with the Environmental Health Division. A request for a Sanitation Permit must include a site plan which clearly delineates the location and characteristics of the proposed use. (§ 9-1110.4, subd. (a).) Approved Sanitation Permits conform in all respects to the regulations and standards of the Environmental Health Division for the disposal, treatment, or discharge of sewage. (§ 9-1110.4, subd. (c)(5).) Septic tanks shall be constructed or modified only if they comply with standards adopted by the Board of Supervisors. (§ 9-1110.5) It is unlawful to maintain or use any residence which is not provided with a means for the disposal of wastewater which complies with the requirements and standards established by Environmental Health. (§ 9-1110.9) Under the current County Sewage Standards, there are two standards to be applied. The new standards, Section 10 of the County's Sewage Standards, were adopted as a result of criteria established by the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Region. The new standards apply to all divisions of land and all land developments filed after December 15, 1972. The new standards increased the minimum distance that septic tanks, leach lines and seepage pits could be from wells and property lines. In addition, the new standards required an exclusive area for sewage disposal ranging from 6,000 to 12,000 square feet, depending upon the type of soil on a given property. Because the new standards meant that some parcels in the County would never be allowed to develop, Environmental Health worked with the Regional Water Quality Control Board and maintained the previous standards for divisions of land and developments filed prior to December 15, 1972. Those standards make up the second set of standards, which are contained in Section 3 of the County's Sewage Standards. Although Section 3.1 states "[S]ubdivisions recorded prior to October 17, 1961, and proposed to be served by septic systems are subject to Section 10, Requirements for Waste Disposal for New Land Developments," that is a typographical mistake. The intent was to ' 7, L